Genesis 29:14
Then Laban said to him,“You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” So Jacob stayed with him for a month.
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- 2 Sam 19:12-13 : 12 You are my brothers– my very own flesh and blood! Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?’ 13 Say to Amasa,‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
- Judg 9:2 : 2 “Tell all the leaders of Shechem this:‘Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’”
- Gen 2:23 : 23 Then the man said,“This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
- 2 Sam 5:1 : 1 David Is Anointed King Over Israel All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying,“Look, we are your very flesh and blood!
- Mic 7:5 : 5 Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Even with the one who lies in your arms, do not share secrets!
- Gen 13:8 : 8 Abram said to Lot,“Let there be no quarreling between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are close relatives.
- Gen 29:12 : 12 When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.
- Gen 29:15 : 15 Then Laban said to Jacob,“Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”
- Eph 5:30 : 30 because we are members of his body.
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- Gen 29:10-134 verses81%
10When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he went over and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban.
11Then Jacob kissed Rachel and began to weep loudly.
12When Jacob explained to Rachel that he was a relative of her father and the son of Rebekah, she ran and told her father.
13When Laban heard this news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he rushed out to meet him. He embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban how he was related to him.
- Gen 29:15-162 verses81%
15Then Laban said to Jacob,“Should you work for me for nothing because you are my relative? Tell me what your wages should be.”
16(Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel.
- Gen 29:19-224 verses79%
19Laban replied,“I’d rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me.”
20So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.
21Finally Jacob said to Laban,“Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. And I want to sleep with her.”
22So Laban invited all the people of that place and prepared a feast.
- Gen 30:27-293 verses76%
27But Laban said to him,“If I have found favor in your sight, please stay here, for I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me on account of you.”
28He added,“Just name your wages– I’ll pay whatever you want.”
29“You know how I have worked for you,” Jacob replied,“and how well your livestock have fared under my care.
- Gen 29:25-284 verses74%
25In the morning Jacob discovered it was Leah! So Jacob said to Laban,“What in the world have you done to me! Didn’t I work for you in exchange for Rachel? Why have you tricked me?”
26“It is not our custom here,” Laban replied,“to give the younger daughter in marriage before the firstborn.
27Complete my older daughter’s bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work.”
28Jacob did as Laban said. When Jacob completed Leah’s bridal week, Laban gave him his daughter Rachel to be his wife.
- Gen 31:25-262 verses74%
25Laban overtook Jacob, and when Jacob pitched his tent in the hill country of Gilead, Laban and his relatives set up camp there too.
26“What have you done?” Laban demanded of Jacob.“You’ve deceived me and carried away my daughters as if they were captives of war!
- Gen 31:42-443 verses74%
42If the God of my father– the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears– had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
43Laban replied to Jacob,“These women are my daughters, these children are my grandchildren, and these flocks are my flocks. All that you see belongs to me. But how can I harm these daughters of mine today or the children to whom they have given birth?
44So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”
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34“Agreed!” said Laban,“It will be as you say.”
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36Then he separated them from Jacob by a three-day journey, while Jacob was taking care of the rest of Laban’s flocks.
- Gen 31:2-32 verses72%
2When Jacob saw the look on Laban’s face, he could tell his attitude toward him had changed.
3The LORD said to Jacob,“Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives. I will be with you.”
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5So he said to them,“Do you know Laban, the grandson of Nahor?”“We know him,” they said.
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36Jacob became angry and argued with Laban.“What did I do wrong?” he demanded of Laban.“What sin of mine prompted you to chase after me in hot pursuit?
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44Live with him for a little while until your brother’s rage subsides.
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51“Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob.
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30Now I understand that you have gone away because you longed desperately for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?”
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30Jacob slept with Rachel as well. He also loved Rachel more than Leah. Then he worked for Laban for seven more years.